For health and development reasons, cell phones and social media are probably the most detrimental things to learning and socializing in the real world. Smartphones and social media are one of the Top 10 Reasons Kids Are Failing. Children are being socially engineered to become obsessed with virtue signaling on social media.
“Addiction to distraction is the death of creative production” ~ Robin Sharma
“In today’s society, the cell phone has become a remote control. People do not leave their homes without it. With it, they navigate the world and this device turns into their guide to reality.” ~ J.R. Rim
“Smartphone is definitely smarter than us to be able to keep us addicted to it.” ~ Munia Khan
“Never before has a generation so diligently recorded themselves accomplishing so little.”
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” ~ Albert Einstein
“It’s become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity.” ~ Powder Movie (1995)
“Smartphone screens light up the same area of the brain as opiods and cannabis. The rewards pathways mediated by dopamine respond to screens in a very similar way to opiods.” ~ Anna Lembke
Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, said: “There is no safe amount of radiation. Even small amounts do harm.”
“Our teens spend a lot less time today talking to each other than they did a few years ago, and a lot more time communicating with each other on their smartphones without saying a word. They post messages, photos, and videos. Waiting rooms of bus and train stations, airports, and restaurants are filled with teens texting rather than talking to each other.” ~ Unknown
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One veteran teacher from Dallas teacher puts it in pretty terrifying terms—”they are being mentally crippled by these things.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-school-district-where-technology-rules-grades-fall-parents-ask-why-11567523719
A group of 230 doctors and scientists have warned that 5G health effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes to the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being.
Watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix:
https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
There are some great comments on the YouTube page…
“I truly believe that disconnecting helps you connect and create more.” ~ Ann Makosinski
